Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra said that Jasprit Bumrah hasn’t been appreciated enough for his performances in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 and throughout his career as well. He added that the recently retired Ravichandran Ashwin also didn’t get much praise he deserved during his international playing days.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra,’ he said, “We should talk about Jasprit Bumrah because the guy is different. At times, you don’t appreciate someone at that time but later. We didn’t appreciate Ashwin that much when he was playing, that he has scored six centuries and picked up more than 500 wickets. Even in white-ball, you remember the Champions Trophy and the straight boundary (winning runs) he (Ashwin) hit in Melbourne (against Pakistan in the 2022 T20 World Cup). If Jasprit Bumrah had not been there, you would have already lost this series. You would have been 3-0 down.”

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In the same video, Aakash Chopra named Jasprit Bumrah a ‘miracle man.

“Who has had such an impact? He is No. 1 on every list. He is a different-level bowler. He is a magician. He is a maverick. He is a master. He is a miracle man. He does the job whether you give him the new ball or the old ball. Which fast bowler has good numbers in India? He has them. What a player. Jasprit Bumrah is already in my books one of the greatest of all times. Where he would reach is for much later. He has returned after surgery. All of us doubted whether he would play for India again. He has returned better than before,” Aakash Chopra concluded.